Match-box.



J. VOGT. MATCH BOX. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1908.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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B x M W JOHN VOGT, or HAMPTON, NEBRASKA.

MATCH-580x.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application med July 10, 1908; Serial No. 442,975;

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Voo'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hampton, in,the county of Hamilton and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of'the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in match boxes or safes and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel device of this character wherein but a single match can be delivered at one time.

It is also the-object of the invention to provide a novel device of this character which will be simple in construction, efficient and advantageousin practice and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects inview the invention consists in the details of construction and in the novel arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter ,more particularly referred to.

1n describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the. several views, and in which,

Figure 1 is a vlew in perspective of amatch box constructed inaccordance with the invention, and, Fig. 2 is a; longitudinal central sectional view thereof.

In the drawings l denotes the body of the box having its rear and forward face tapered.

wardly as at 4 and terminates in a sharp upward curve as at 5 to form a dehvery,

apron or shelf. 1

The lower portion of the. forward face of the box is oflset, as at 6 to form a forward and downward extension of thebox, as at 6", the same serving as a guard, a purpose to be hereinafter referred to. Securedin any suit-.

, able manner to the side faces of the body 1,

and havingitsupper portion abutting. the

.shoulder formed at 6 is an'inclined apron 6 to assure roper delivery of the matches within the ox, the spaces between the lower edge of the incline 6 and opposed portion of the rear face being suflicientto allow the assage of but one match'only. Z The side laces of the box de end below the inclined portion and in said depending portions 7 are mounted trunnions 8 of a hollow roll 9 mounted between the depending portions 7. This hollow roll 9 is provided at opposed points with the longitu inal grooves 10 into which a match is guided by the inclined portion 6. A button or thumb nut 11, adapted for the suitable actuation of the roller 9, is applied to the screw-threaded extension of one of the roller trunnions, said nut also hav- "ing an angular projection 13, which" is used as a key for locking the cov'en12 by removing said nut or button from said trunnion and suitably engaging it with the latch or look 14 of said cover 1g, as will be readily understood. The a ron 6 depends a sufficient distance beneat the roller 9 to prevent access being had to the roller for the purpose of turning the same.

The operation of the device is thought to be obvious without a description thereof, and in conclusion it may be stated that the upper end of the box is open and is provided with the cover 12 hinged to the rear face of the box.

I claim:

A device of the character described, comprising a downwardly tapered receptacle havmg an offset forward and downward extensionat its lower end and a forwardly curved extension arranged at its lower rear-edge, a drum or roller hung in the lower edge of said receptacle and having opposed longitudinal grooves or cavities in its periphery and slightly spaced away from said forward and downward extension, said receptacle having an inclined member on its upper edge opposed to the offset of said downward and forward extension and its lower end adapted to deliver into either of the said grooves or Patented March 16, 1909.

cav ties, said roller having one of its trun- In testimony whereof I have signed my nions rovided with a threaded extension and name to this specification in the presence of thum -nut means engaging said threaded extwo subscribing Witnesses.

tension, said thumb nut means also having JOHN VOGT an angular'extension adapted to provide for I WVitnessesi v engagmg and releasing the locking means for HENRY C. NEUMAN,

the cover of said receptacle; P. YORDY, 

